Official Statement of MND
30th May 2023
General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of PNA, supervises the execution of a night tactical exercise in the 2nd Military Region
Within the framework of his visit to the 2nd Military Region, General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, supervised, last night of 29th May 2023, at the 2nd Shooting and Manoeuvres Polygon of Rdjam Demmouche, a tactical night exercise with live ammunition, entitled: "El-Israr-2023", carried out by units of the 8th Armoured Division, supported by units of the Land Forces and technical support units, and the Territory Air Defence.
First, the General followed the presentations presented respectively by the Commander of the 2nd Military Region and the Commander of the 8th Armoured Division, about the main idea of the exercise, split into two phases, the first theoretical, with the participation of the staffs of the regional commands and of the participating units, the second, dynamic, with the commitment of the executing units.
At the 2nd Shooting and Manoeuvre Polygon of Rdjam Demmouche, the General closely followed the progress of the exercise, carried out at night, in conditions close to reality, in accordance with the established plan. The objectives of this exercise were to improve the skills of the staffs in the preparation and the organization of night combat actions and the coordination between the different forces, in addition to provide commanders with necessary experience in the conduct of units, through coordination and collaboration between the units and the elementary units, and to the crews more mastery of the weapons systems, and to assess the operational readiness and the capacity to carry out, and in all circumstances, the night combat missions.
The execution of this exercise highlighted the high availability of the participating units and their ability to successfully accomplish the assigned tasks, as well as the crews' mastery of high-tech weapons and equipment. It also demonstrated the development achieved by our Armed Forces in recent years.
At the end of the exercise, the General congratulated the personnel of the involved units, for the enormous efforts they provided throughout the year of combat preparation 2022-2023 and during the preparation and the execution of this exercise. In this context, it valued the results recorded which were in accordance with the plans drawn up, as well as with the objectives and the nature of the main assigned missions in the territory of competence.
Finally, the General reviewed the formations involved in this exercise.
First, the General followed the presentations presented respectively by the Commander of the 2nd Military Region and the Commander of the 8th Armoured Division, about the main idea of the exercise, split into two phases, the first theoretical, with the participation of the staffs of the regional commands and of the participating units, the second, dynamic, with the commitment of the executing units.
At the 2nd Shooting and Manoeuvre Polygon of Rdjam Demmouche, the General closely followed the progress of the exercise, carried out at night, in conditions close to reality, in accordance with the established plan. The objectives of this exercise were to improve the skills of the staffs in the preparation and the organization of night combat actions and the coordination between the different forces, in addition to provide commanders with necessary experience in the conduct of units, through coordination and collaboration between the units and the elementary units, and to the crews more mastery of the weapons systems, and to assess the operational readiness and the capacity to carry out, and in all circumstances, the night combat missions.
The execution of this exercise highlighted the high availability of the participating units and their ability to successfully accomplish the assigned tasks, as well as the crews' mastery of high-tech weapons and equipment. It also demonstrated the development achieved by our Armed Forces in recent years.
At the end of the exercise, the General congratulated the personnel of the involved units, for the enormous efforts they provided throughout the year of combat preparation 2022-2023 and during the preparation and the execution of this exercise. In this context, it valued the results recorded which were in accordance with the plans drawn up, as well as with the objectives and the nature of the main assigned missions in the territory of competence.
Finally, the General reviewed the formations involved in this exercise.
